Decades after serving in Korea, US veteran begins new chapter with Korean company
Korea kept finding its way back into Gene Richards’ life. He first arrived in the country as an 18-year-old U.S. soldier. More than three decades later, that connection has led him to an unexpected new chapter: a job with a Korean company in his home state of Indiana. Richards is now the external relations coordinator for SK ecoplant in West Lafayette and the first person hired through the USFK…
Decades after serving in Korea, US veteran Gene Richards has begun a new chapter with a Korean company in his home state of Indiana. Richards, who first arrived in Korea as an 18-year-old U.S. soldier in 1990, has maintained a strong connection to the country throughout his 27-year Army career. He is now the external relations coordinator for SK ecoplant in West Lafayette, having been the first person hired through the USFK Job Platform, which connects former and soon-to-retire U.S. Forces Korea personnel with Korean companies operating in the U.S.
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